4123-20-01
Application for subscription to the marine industry fund.

(A)
Any employer doing business in the state
of Ohio and having, by reason of operations within the territorial boundaries
of this state, exposure to liability under the "United States Longshoremen's
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,"
33 U.S.C. section
901 et seq., may make application to the
marine industry fund created by section
4131.13 of the Revised Code.

(B)
An employer wishing to
subscribe to the marine industry fund shall complete an application for
subscription, which shall be provided by the bureau of workers' compensation.
No disposition shall be made of any such application until the same is
complete, and no such application shall be deemed complete until all
information requested by the bureau in connection therewith is supplied. The
bureau shall have the right to make reasonable inspections of an applicant's
place of business, and of any records which may be pertinent to such
applicant's application for subscription at any time prior to reaching a
decision regarding an application for subscription.

(C)
In determining whether to accept or
reject an application for subscription to the marine industry fund, the
administrator of workers' compensation shall consider the following criteria,
which are set out by way of illustration and not by way of limitation:

(1)
The applicant's history with respect to
Ohio workers' compensation, including compliance with applicable laws and
rules, payment of premiums and assessments, safety record, and experience
ratings; and

(2)
The applicant's
history with respect to Longshoremen's Act insurance, including the names of
prior carriers, record of payment of premiums, record of cooperation with
carriers in the processing of claims, safety record, and experience rating.

The administrator has the authority, in the administrator's
discretion, to accept or reject an application for subscription to the marine
industry fund. The decision of the administrator shall be final.